@@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE

Well, VMWare tools sometimes fails to install into a Linux guest with recent kernel.

The error is something like this: The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18.2-34-default). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel.

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Adium (and Gaim) – SSL Handshake Failed – GTalk

Allego una versione italiana di questo post al fondo.

I’m using right now Adium X 1.0.1 with three IM accounts (ICQ, MSN and Google Talk). This great software uses the same GAIM libraries for managing the IM connections.
Adium works nice for me, but not with all the internet connections. With some providers I can’t connect with Gtalk. The problem is very strange and annoying: the message is “SSL Handshake Failed“. I cannot debug it, because this problem will not occur always, even with the same conditions (connection type, latency, IP address, etc…).

Today, I have found a solution…

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